Supergrass have announced a reunion
Remember when Supergrass were being eyed by Stephen Spielberg as The New Monkees? Possibly not and it could have worked, if The Monkees were defunct in the 90’s. Ah, to dare to dream or to milk a concept that had previously expired 30 years prior. Hollywood. Supergrass have today announced they are reforming for a...
Tool: Fear Inoculum:: Review
What’s the best way to objectively review Tool’s new album Fear Inoculum? By now you’ve heard that it’s Tool’s first album in 13 years and it’s an 86-minute + monolithic monster. Some have attempted to review Fear Inoculum by comparing it to Tool’s formidable back catalog. While that approach has merit, I believe that it takes away from enjoying this new artistic statement. It seems that most...
Modern Nature Shares Official Video For “Nature”
Modern Nature presents the video for “Nature” taken from their debut album, How To Live and have announced their upcoming tour dates. One wonders how many mentions of the word nature can be included in a press release. “‘Nature’ plays a part in the album and has a point of view that isn’t necessarily what I believe...
Rian Johnson’s Knives Out To Close Out Fantastic Fest 2019
Fantastic Fest is proud to announce its second wave of programming, led by a closing night screening of writer-director Rian Johnson’s hotly anticipated new Lionsgate and MRC mystery KNIVES OUT. A tribute to the work of Agatha Christie, KNIVES OUT stars Daniel Craig as debonair Detective Benoit Blanc, sent to investigate the death of a...
Chastity Belt Share New Single “Elena”
Seattle’s Chastity Belt are offering a second slice from their eponymous album in the form of single, “Elena.” “Elena” is a reflective and downbeat number that recalls 90’s music at times. Elena is awash in guitar jangle and bassist Annie Truscott says of the song: “Over the past year, we all read and loved Elena Ferrante’s...
Tool Streams Title Track “Fear Inoculum”
While I haven’t had the time to dig too deeply in Tool’s latest single “Fear Inoculum,” I can definitely appreciate it’s Eastern rhythms. The shifting spaces and warm tones of the track recall some of the moments from Aenima….or at least they do for me. I also dig the length of this track and the cathartic release that...